January 2010 Archives

Runnymede Council has released an update of council services during the adverse weather conditions.

The new update was released on Wednesday, January 13, but is subject to change daily, depending on the weather. It states that the Met Office predicts that the outbreaks of snow will continue through the first half of the afternoon but could turn to rain by the afternoon.

The evening will see drier conditions but remaining cloudy. Mist and fog patches will form overnight and road surfaces could fall to below freezing. light snowfalls could occur in the South East on Wednesday.

Visit the Met Office web site, www.metoffice.gov.uk for further information.

A motorcyclist suffered leg injuries following a road traffic collision on Saturday, January 2 on Bagshot Road.

The incident happened around 11.17am. The rider of the motorbike, a man in his forties, was taken to St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey and treated for his injuries.

Adverse weather conditions across the borough forced the closure of schools and created problems for public services.

Around six inches of snow fell across Runnymede overnight on Tuesday, January 5 but although the county council said it was prepared for cold snap and had stock piled grit and salt in anticipation of further bad weather, a national shortage has lead to limited usage.

A villager saw lights in the sky on Christmas Day, but it was not a guiding star, but a UFO, he claims.

The incident was reported on UFO sightings website, www.ufo-uk.co.uk, on December 28 by a resident called Stephen.

In his report he states he was returning home at around 7.45pm on December 25 when he saw three orange balls travelling very fast from west to east at about 2,000ft.

He said they were travelling in formation but disappeared quickly, before two more followed shortly afterwards. The witness discounted entirely the possibility that the objects were aircraft or Chinese lanterns.